Ok, I really want to write this chapter, so here goes

But first, the replay:

"Oh is it Fowl? Well I'll just have to ask your little girlfriend, when she's under Mesmer. Speaking of her, don't talk until I tell you, or else I will kill her, or better yet, torture her, and then let her heal, and torture her all over again.

Artemis was about to tell her that Holly wasn't his girlfriend, but decided against it, for Holly's safety. His blindfold was removed to reveal a hideous sight.

Holly cuffed down to that operation table, unconscious, with Opal, Sool, and Turnball surrounding her.

Then Holly woke up.

Now, here's today's chapter: Chapter 14:

Holly didn't see Artemis, she had her eye's locked on Opal, who wanted to set up Holly for complete obliteration.

"I have a new surprise for you, Short." Opal sneered.

Holly wasn't going to let Opal intimidate her though, "What is it now, a troll has joined your little crew? Finally, someone who's dumber than all of you. Oh, wait, I forgot, even if you all joined brains, you wouldn't be smarter than a troll."

Opal, who wouldn't take any jokes from the suddenly courageous captain, slapped Holly across the face. 'Let's see the jokes you'll come up with, when you see who's here.' She thought.

Holly's eyes were closed, her face scrunched up from the pain. She stayed like that for a second, gulping for air to build up her courage again, but when she opened her eyes all the air she had just swallowed seemed to leave her. She turned to Opal and screamed at her.

"No!" Holly cried, "You promised you wouldn't hurt him!"

Artemis was thrown off by that. Then he realized that all of the evidence was right in front of him. When they were in Argons office, and Sool showed up, he and Holly were talking about completely different things than he, Foaly, and Butler were thinking they were talking about.

Sool had said, "I'll just go to my supervisor."

Opal. He was talking about Opal.

Then, Holly had said, "It's not like it's going to kill me, right?"

She was making sure that she wasn't going to get hurt. But still, why didn't she just tell everybody what was going on?

Then he remembered something Sool had said, something that Artemis had forgotten about, because he was focused on why Holly was so scared. But that something had changed Holly's mind.

"If you go with him, then I'll go contact my supervisor and we can do this, what I call, the fun way."

Why was he so stupid that didn't he notice it before? It must have meant a different, more dangerous threat to Holly. That's why she agreed to go with Sool, and didn't tell her friends about what was happening.

While Artemis was thinking, Opal's smile grew even more crazier. She pretended to think about this, leaving a dramatic pause. Artemis' thoughts were interrupted by Opal's reply, "Does he look hurt?"

Holly looked at Artemis, her eyes practically begging for Artemis to get them out of this mess, or if he couldn't get them both out, just him.

Opal spoke up again, "Anyway, we don't plan on hurting him." Opal leaned in so Holly could get the full effect of what she was about to say, "But that doesn't necessarily mean that you don't hurt him, does it?"

"I will NEVER do that, ever!"

"Oh, Holly, we've already been over this, and as you know, you won't have much of a choice. Actually you won't have a choice at all. Speaking of that, we should probably get started."

Opal, Turnball, and Sool turned on their Mesmer, and all spoke simultaneously, "Captain Short, you are now under our command. If any one of us tells us to do something, you will do it."

Holly had no choice but to look into their eyes. After all, if she didn't, she probably would never have a chance to save Artemis. She just had to trust her self control, no matter how slim the chances were. Holly nodded.

Knowing now that they had full control over the elf, Turnball cut Artemis loose, while Sool released Holly from the table. Meanwhile, Opal smiled at Artemis, "You are now allowed to try to talk your way out of this. I have been looking forward to this for a very long time, you know. You, begging Holly Short, to not kill you! Ha!"

Sool handed Holly a gun, "Kill Artemis Fowl."

Holly nodded once again, and Sool, Turnball, and Opal got out of the way to see the show.

Artemis got up from the uncomfortable chair he was just released from, he knew that there was no way to get Holly to listen to him, but this might be the last chance to talk to her, or talk to anyone. Before he died.

"Holly, I know you, don't do this, you are stronger than them."

Sool hadn't told her not to speak to Artemis like she normally would. But that was just on purpose, to make this show for them even better.

"I don't want to Artemis, but I have to." She raised the gun at him. "I'm so sorry."

Tears were streaming down her face like a waterfall. Frond, he wanted to reassure her, to tell her that everything was going to be alright, but instead, he went with the second best option.

"Holly, it's alright. In this situation, I'm dead either way. And I'm glad it's by you, rather than some pond scum who like to call themselves evil."

Opal had just gotten mad by this. "Kill him NOW!"

Artemis thought of something, something that could save his life, could save Holly from the grief she was about to live in for the rest of her life. A simple phrase, that the he was too afraid, too embarrassed to say before.

"Holly, I love y-"

He didn't get to finish that one phrase, because that was when Holly pulled the trigger, and shot Artemis straight in the stomach.

Artemis collapsed. He hadn't died yet, but blood was everywhere. If he didn't die from the shot, he might just die from the blood loss.

Opal looked satisfied, "ok them. Let's go kill that centaur. He's sure to get a kick out of this. Come on Short."

Holly was on her knees, horrified at what she had just done. She killed her best friend, how was she going to live. When Opal had told her to leave with them, she shook her head, "No."

Opal turned around to face the elf slowly, "What did you just say?"

Holly got up and looked Opal dead in the eye (pun definitely intended). "You heard me, N-O."

Sool kicked her in the shin, making Holly cry out in pain and fall to the ground. Opal screamed in outrage,

"D'ARVIT! YOU'RE IMPOSSIBLE! WHY CAN'T YOU JUST- UGGHHH, TURNBALL!"

Holly was trying to heal Artemis, but before a single spark could get to him, Turnball grabbed her and tied her hands behind her back. Holly struggled, and broke from Turnball's grasp, when she pretty much broke his leg. While Turnball was healing Holly tried to heal Artemis again. But this time Sool grabbed her, and Opal grabbed a cloth on a table on the side of the operation table and handed it to Sool, who smeared whatever was on the cloth on the back of Holly's neck.

Holly lost all her energy, and slumped forward in Sool's grasp, it was animal fat. Opal grabbed her chin and made her look at the evil pixie. "Like I said, you are impossible." She dropped Holly's chin, and Holly didn't even have enough strength to keep her head up.

"Fine then, Plan C it is. Let's go visit that demon friend of yours; I heard he was coming back today, and I'm sure he would do anything to keep you alive, even if it is to make you my-oops our slave again. Leave the mud whelp here."

Turnball had fully recovered from his broken leg by then. They dragged Holly out, leaving Artemis in the room, surprisingly still alive.

I'm sure you are saying, "OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD! YOU JUST KILLED ARTEMIS OFF! I would have to say, yes, I did, sorry, but deal with it. And just wait until I kill off Holly. MWAHAHAHA! I swear, I have an evil Opal side.

Question of the week, will No1 make Holly Opal's slave permanently? What do you think? 1 million points if you guess, 2 million points if you guess correctly (So easy, or am I trying to trick you?)

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Read and review on what you think about Artemis dying, perhaps I might just save him. *grinning like Opal* Frond, I am turning evil. Oh well.